Merchants Distributors (MDI) is a privately-owned wholesale grocery store distributor headquartered in Hickory, NC.  MDI supplies over 600 retail food stores with food and non-food items in NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, AL, WV, OH, FL, PA, MD, and KY.

MDI celebrated its 85th anniversary on September 21, 2016. MDI's 85 year history is an interesting story of sacrifice, growth and success. It began as a small family business in the small town of Hickory, North Carolina, and as one local newspaper described it, "With little more than a bag of peanuts, an apple, and a stick of candy."​ What Lebanese immigrant Moses George and his sons purchased in 1931 for $17,000 has since grown to become a multimillion-dollar wholesale grocery company.

Merchants Distributors is a great American success story but it is a company that has never forgotten its roots. Its success is based on:

 - Its values, its facilities, its variety, its Advertising programs, its cost of goods, and its innovations

 - The one thing that distinguishes MDI as superior to other distribution companies - leadership. MDI's owners have created a leadership style that supports the organization as one family working together for one common goal and a culture in its people that is impossible to duplicate.

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Merchants Distributors, LLC

Michele Azar

Richie Mills

Rachel Ivan

Pazoo Yang

Lizzie Welcyng

Leelee X.

Karen D. Hatton

Nicole Ansalvish

Lindsay Childers M.p.a.

Brie Rainey

Jay Monteleone

The Leadership Team at Merchants Distributors, LLC is responsible for steering the company's strategic direction and ensuring alignment with its core values and goals. This team, composed of executives across key domains such as sales, finance, human resources, and supply chain, fosters a collaborative culture that emphasizes innovation and operational excellence. Through effective leadership, they support the growth and sustainability of the organization while maintaining its family-oriented legacy.

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